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Reattachment of a Severed Finger

Iowa rates for HCPCS 20816

Reattaches a finger that has been completely cut off. The bone is fixed first, then the tendons are repaired and the tiny arteries, veins and nerves are stitched back together under a microscope so that blood flows through the finger again and it can survive.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reattachment of a Severed Finger cost?

$3,236

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,236 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,236$2,089 to $4,677
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,890 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $11,749Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $9,333
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,370professional $3,236

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,754.40
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,748.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$19,054.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,754.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $3,236 · 12th of 51
CA $7,586DE $2,042

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.